A district court judge has slammed the operators of a speed camera, after a taxi driver was detected driving over the speed limit on five separate occasions in the same spot in the space of 70 minutes.

The High Court yesterday appointed an interim examiner to the Atlantic Home Care chain after it heard there was a reasonable prospect of saving 234 of the 348 jobs at the majority of its nationwide stores.

DIY chain Atlantic Homecare has been placed in examinership following an application by the company to the High Court in Dublin today.